Little Kickers Camp 2018

David Poggi was announced as the inaugural head men's soccer coach Sept. 12, 2015.

Poggi brings to Northern Michigan almost 30 years of coaching experience at the professional, collegiate and club levels.

Most recently, Poggi was the head men’s soccer coach at Division III Sewanee (Tenn.), where he trained 12 all-Southern Athletic Association honorees. The Tigers also earned high marks in the classroom during his seven-year tenure, placing 79 players on the SAA academic honor roll and earning two National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Awards.

Before taking the helm at Sewanee, Poggi coached two collegiate women’s teams in Louisiana, NAIA Loyola University New Orleans (2005-07) and Division I Louisiana-Lafayette (2000-05). As the first head coach in Ragin’ Cajun history, he built the program from scratch, and three of his student-athletes went on to earn all-Sun Belt accolades while 67 made the Sun Belt commissioner’s honor roll.

Poggi also served as the head men’s soccer coach at Division II Truman State (Mo.) and Division I Wisconsin-Green Bay, leading both teams to a conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth.

At the professional level, Poggi has coached in the United States, Belize and Denmark. In 2003, he was an assistant coach on the Regent Challenge Cup champion Sagitun FC. In 1997 and 1998, he led the Lafayette SwampCats of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League to regular and postseason titles.

Poggi graduated from Oregon in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He earned his master’s degree in physical education, athletic administration and sports psychology from Oregon in 1985. He also holds a United States Soccer Federation A license.